BODYGUARD has proven to be a real hit with viewers who have been impressed by the BBC thriller. Now, with just a handful of episodes left, the broadcaster have dropped a bombshell about the finale.

Bodyguard will have an extended final episode which the BBC has confirmed will be 75 minutes long as opposed to the usual hour.

The series has been breaking records and premiered to the highest launch figure for any new UK drama since 2006, and fans have been desperate to know what happens next, especially after last week’s cliffhanger.

However, it looks like fans also have an extended final episode of Bodyguard to look forward.

"We're grateful to the BBC for agreeing to an extended finale of Bodyguard," the show's creator Jed Mercurio said.

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“We first see David as a father - at the start of episode one, when he’s sat on a train with his two kids who he absolutely adores,” he explained.

“I got to be able to play something there that gives the audience an insight into David as a man off duty, before he is thrust into a situation with a potential terrorist attack.

“We see a ‘wall' go up when he becomes a PPO (Personal Protection Officer),” he finished.

The synopsis for Sunday night's instalment reads: "The home secretary's principal protection officer David Budd struggles to come to terms with the fallout from the devastating events of the last 24 hours.

"The police retake control of the investigation into the attacks from the suddenly weakened security service, and David is questioned by counterterrorism detectives DCI Deepak Sharma and DS Louise Rayburn."